Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Robertson, Walker, Washington
Working from home brings priorities into focus. I am a caregiver first and everything else second.
Categories: Family Support
My partner and I try to get away for a weekend at least once a year to share some quality time without the kids.
Categories: Family Support
Too often, we confuse the terms empathy and sympathy when thinking about disability.
Categories: Family Support
There is one thing they don't tell you about having a child with a brain injury. It is probably the hardest part of parenting a child with disabilities. It’s the lack of consistent sleep. Man, I’m tired.
Categories: Family Support
My son was born with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP). His entire life we’ve been working under the assumption that this diagnosis was our primary focus. Until we discovered it wasn’t anymore.
Categories: Family Support
I have learned that not everyone is capable of providing emotional support to parents of children with disabilities. There is limited help available with the day-to-day struggles associated with managing time, appointments, and responsibilities.
Categories: Family Support
Scheduling can sometimes be the difficult part of parenting a child with autism. Here's how I handle it.
Categories: Family Support
As the mother of a child with several diagnoses, every day can bring both new and familiar challenges. There is much written about how we deal with those. But how about the successes? Are we as familiar with them?
Categories: Family Support
Our doctor sent orders to get some new testing on my son. I called over to the office where the testing would be done, to set up the appointment. Boy, what an ordeal!
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Taking care of yourself is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your family. Get out there and do it.
Categories: Family Support